The YTM on a bond is the interest rate you earn on your investment if you keep the bond until maturity. If you actually sell the bond

before it matures, your realized return is known as the holding$-$period yield $($HPY$).($Do not round intermediate calculations. Round

the final answers to $2$ decimal places. Omit $ sign in your response.$)$

a$.$ Suppose that today you buy a $12$ percent annual coupon bond for $$1,140.$ The bond has $19$ years to maturity. What rate of return do

you expect to earn on your investment?

Expected rate of return

b$-1.$ Two years from now, the YTM on your bond has declined by $1$ percent, and you decide to sell. What price will your bond sell for?

Bond price $,$$

b$-2.$ What is the HPY on your investment?

HPY

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